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Former Collegians

8 – Kyle Okposo – Minnesota (2006-08)

  • Teammates included Alex Goligoski, Blake Wheeler, Erik Johnson

17 – Evan Rodrigues – Boston University (2011-15)

  • Second-team All-Hockey East as a senior
  • Teammates included Jack Eichel, Danny O'Regan, Matt Grzelcyk, Matt O'Connor

62 – Brandon Montour – Massachusetts (2014-15)

  • Hockey East All-Rookie Team selection
  • Teammates included Frank Vatrano

94 – Ryan Lomberg – Maine (2012-14)

  • Second-team All-American as a junior
Front Office

General Manager Bill Zito – Yale (1984-87)
Assistant General Manager Paul Krepelka – Princeton (1987-91)
Assistant General Manager Brett Peterson – Boston College (2000-04)
Senior Advisor to the General Manager Paul Fenton – Boston University (1979-82)
Assistant Coach Myles Fee – Manhattanville (2002-06)
Director, Hockey Operations & Salary Cap Management Braden Birch – Cornell (2009-13)
Director, Hockey Operations & Player Evaluation Tom Bark – Lake Forest (2009-13)
Manager, Player Development Mike Ryan – Northeastern (1999-2003)
Pro Scout Sean Backman – Yale (2006-10)
Amateur Scout P.J. Fenton – Massachusetts (2004-08)
Amateur Scout Josh Monk – Providence (2013-17)

In the Minors

Tommy Apap – Michigan State (2017-21)

Mike Benning – Denver (2020-23)

  • Second-team All-America selection in 2022-23
  • NCHC Offensive Defenseman of the Year, first-team All-NCHC as a junior
  • Led DU to 2022 NCAA title and was named tournament MVP
  • Named second-team All-NCHC that same season
  • Teammates included Bobby Brink, Cole Guttman

Ben Brar – Merrimack (2019-24)

  • Captained the Warriors in each of his last two seasons
  • Teammates included Declan Carlile

Cooper Black – Dartmouth (2022-24)

  • Second-team All-ECAC Hockey as a sophomore

Skyler Brind'Amour – Quinnipiac (2019-23)

  • Won NCAA championship as a senior
  • Named ECAC Best Defensive Forward that same season
  • Also earned third-team All-ECAC honors in 2022-23
  • Son of Carolina head coach and former NHL forward Rod Brind'Amour

Robert "Bobo" Carpenter – Boston University (2015-19)

  • Second-team All-Hockey East in 2018
  • Teammates included Jake Oettinger, Brady Tkachuk, Clayton Keller, Charlie McAvoy, Matt Grzelcyk, Kieffer Bellows, Dante Fabbro, Joel Farabee, Jordan Greenway

Jaxon Castor – St. Cloud State (2019-22)

  • Teammates included Nick Perbix, Jack Ahcan

Dennis Cesana – Michigan State (2018-22)

  • All-Big Ten Honorable Mention as a junior
  • Second-team All-Big Ten as a sophomore
  • Big Ten All-Rookie Team as a freshman
  • Served as team captain as a senior

Oliver Chau– Massachusetts (2017-21); Quinnipiac (2021-22)

Zac Dalpe – Ohio State (2008-10)

  • Second-team All-American in 2010
  • Teammates included Matt Bartkowski

Casey Fitzgerald – Boston College (2015-19)

  • Named Hockey East Best Defensive Defenseman as a junior
  • Second-team All-Hockey East that same season
  • Hockey East Honorable Mention as a senior
  • Team captain each of his final two years
  • Teammates included Thatcher Demko, Alex Tuch, Colin White, Zach Sanford, Miles Wood, Oliver Wahlstrom, Joseph Woll

P.J. Fletcher – Quinnipiac (2019-20), Miami (2021-24)

Riese Gaber – North Dakota (2020-24)

  • All-NCHC Honorable Mention in 2023-24
  • Second-team All-NCHC in 2022-23
  • First-team All-NCHC in 2021-22
  • NCHC Frozen Faceoff MVP, NCHC All-Rookie Team as a freshman

Patrick Giles – Boston College (2018-22)

  • Helped lead BC to back-to-back Hockey East titles in 2019-20 and 2020-21

Patrick Holway – Maine (2016-18); Merrimack (2019-21)

  • Teammates at Maine included Jeremy Swayman

Cam Johnson – North Dakota (2014-18)

  • Won the 2016 NCAA championship
  • Teammates included Brock Boeser, Tyson Jost, Tucker Poolman, Drake Caggiula, Nick Schmaltz

Matt Kiersted – North Dakota (2017-21)

  • First-team All-NCHC and second-team All-American as a senior
  • Second-team All-NCHC as a junior
  • Teammates included Shane Pinto, Jasper Weatherby, Cole Smith, Rhett Gardner

Spencer Knight – Boston College (2019-21)

  • Hobey Baker Award finalist and first-team All-American as a sophomore
  • Hockey East Player of the Year and first-team All-Hockey East selection in 2021
  • Second-team All-Hockey East and a member of the conference's all-rookie team

Shane Kuzmeski – Clarkson (2016-20)

  • Teammates included Nico Sturm, Josh Dunne, Sheldon Rempal

Logan Lambdin – Michigan State (2016-20)

  • Teammates included Mason Appleton, Taro Hirose

Jesse Lansdell – Notre Dame (2019-23), Omaha (2023-24)

  • Teammates at Notre Dame included Alex Steeves, Spencer Stastney, Landon Slaggert, Cal Burke

Reed Lebster – UMass (2019-23), Michigan State (2023-24)

  • Won NCAA championship at UMass in 2020-21
  • Teammates at UMass included Zac Jones, Matt Kessel, Matthew Murray, Scott Morrow, John Leonard, Mitchell Chaffee

Will Lockwood – Michigan (2016-20)

  • Twice named honorable mention All-Big Ten

Ben Masella – St. Lawrence (2013-17)

Gerry Mayhew – Ferris State (2007-11)

  • First-team All-WCHA as a senior; second team as a junior

Ryan McAllister – Western Michigan (2022-23)

  • All-NCHC Honorable Mention, NCHC All-Rookie Team

Dustyn McFaul – Clarkson (2019-24)

Cam Morrison – Notre Dame (2016-20)

  • Teammates included Jake Evans, Anders Bjork, Jordan Gross, Alex Steeves, Andrew Peeke

Craig Needham – Providence (2019-24)

  • Teammates included Jaxson Stauber, Tyce Thompson

Michael Neville – Michigan Tech (2013-17)

Joe Pendenza – UMass Lowell (2010-14)

  • Second-team All-Hockey East in 2013
  • Teammates included Connor Hellebuyck, Chad Ruhwedel, Christian Folin

Will Reilly – Rensselaer (2016-20)

  • Second-team All-ECAC Hockey as a senior

Mackie Samoskevich – Michigan (2021-23)

  • All-Big Ten Second Team as a sophomore
  • Named to Big Ten All-Freshman Team
  • Teammates included Matty Beniers, Owen Power, Kent Johnson, Nick Blankenburg, Luke Hughes

Mark Senden – North Dakota (2018-23)

  • Captained the Fighting Hawks each of his last two seasons
  • Teammates included Jake Sanderson, Shane Pinto, Matt Kiersted, Cole Smith, Jasper Weatherby

Wilmer Skoog – Boston University (2019-23)

  • Third-team All-Hockey East as a senior
  • Led the Terriers in goals as a junior
  • Teammates included Trevor Zegras, Alex Vlasic

Ben Steeves – Minnesota Duluth (2022-24)

  • Second-team All-NCHC as a sophomore
  • All-NCHC Honorable Mention and NCHC All-Rookie Team as a freshman
  • Teammates included Wyatt Kaiser

Zach Tsekos – Sacred Heart (2016-18), Clarkson (2019-22)

  • Second-team All-ECAC in 2022
  • First-team All-ECAC in 2021
  • Named ECAC Best Defensive Forward each of those two years
  • ECAC Student-Athlete of the Year in 2020

Zach Uens – Merrimack (2019-22)

Pito Walton – Princeton (2019-20, 2021-23), Northeastern (2023-24)

  • All-Ivy League Honorable Mention at Princeton in 2022-23

Blake Winiecki – St. Cloud State (2014-18)

  • Teammates included Ryan Poehling, Blake Lizotte, Jack Ahcan, Will Borgen, Dennis Cholowski, Jonny Brodzinski

Riese Zmolek – Minnesota State (2017-21)

  • Third-team All-WCHA in 2021
  • Teammates included Nathan Smith, Walker Duehr, Connor Mackey
  • Son of former NHL defenseman Doug Zmolek
College Draft Picks

Carter Berger – Gr., D, Western Michigan – 4th (106), 2019

  • Transferred from UConn following his junior season

Jack Devine – Jr., F, Denver – 7th (221), 2022

  • One of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award as a junior
  • Also named first-team All-NCHC in 2023-24
  • Won NCAA championship in 2021-22

Owen Lindmark – Gr., F, Wisconsin – 5th (137), 2019

Tyler Muszelik – So., G, New Hampshire – 6th (189), 2022